Her case in particular was horrific. Honestly I think there’s a few reasons. I don’t think they realise how bad a problem it is, because so many people still aren’t reporting. Then I think in some cases, the victims aren’t great at explaining what’s happened, so police don’t chase it up.
The victims are often low-income, in unstable work and aren’t the easiest to get hold of if police etc need to chase more facts. And in some cases victims are told by the scammer that they’ll be arrested too, which puts them off.
Then there’s the fact that most victims aren’t in the UK. For police, I suspect (putting it bluntly) that their priority is to address cases where victims are in the country.
TBH A county court small claim seems more likely to be effective than the police here. Although once the judgement is issued you'd still have the problem of working your way back along the chain of intermediaries.
My moral outrage says if the scammer is from the U.K. and committing the crime from their U.K. office, then they shouldn’t be allowed to skate. Sadly, I get it though.
I imagine victims are scared of reporting in case they are deported. They will probably have spent any money they had getting here on the promise of a job paying more than they could dream of at home. The thought of being sent home again with no money and no prospects would be terrifying
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